CT scan of the leg with contrast cost in Illinois

Prices at 86 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,990 — 31% above the US median ($1,520), roughly 12.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $361 $846 — 126 min —
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL $363 — ★ 2/5 140 min —
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $610 $204 ★ 1/5 197 min —
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $610 $204 ★ 4/5 137 min —
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $610 $204 ★ 3/5 189 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $610 $204 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $610 $204 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $610 $204 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $698 $935 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Mc Donough District Hospital Macomb, IL $820 $347 ★ 3/5 145 min —
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $890 $826 ★ 4/5 187 min —
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL $898 $209 ★ 1/5 272 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $955 $888 ★ 3/5 237 min —
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $993 $820 ★ 3/5 229 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,036 $201 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,036 $201 — — —
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $1,049 $1,136 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Mcleansboro, IL $1,081 — ★ 3/5 116 min —
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $1,091 $243 ★ 4/5 167 min —
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL $1,130 $841 ★ 5/5 194 min —
Mercy Harvard Hospital Harvard, IL $1,202 $505 — 118 min —
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $1,214 $1,121 ★ 4/5 122 min —
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL $1,256 $1,947 — — —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $1,326 $199 ★ 4/5 298 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $1,344 — ★ 1/5 231 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,758
Cash / self-pay
$1,990
Insurer-negotiated
$888
Medicare pays
$166
$610$3,248
Median cash $1,990  ·  Medicare $166  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,990 — about 12.0× the Medicare rate ($166). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($332).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,758 list price could save about $767 (28%).

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